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STRUGGLE AND STATE REPRESSION IN KENYA
STRUGGLE AND STATE REPRESSION IN KENYA Introduction: The University as a Site of Class Struggle The history of student politics in Kenya cannot be understood separately from the history of class struggle in Kenyan society. Since independence in 1963, Kenyan students have repeatedly confronted the state over political repression, economic inequality, imperialism, unemployment, education, democratic…
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5 CADRES ARRESTED FOR CHALLENGING FRENCH IMPERIALISM
On 11th May 2026, five students were arrested at the University of Nairobi main campus gate for contesting the France Africa Forward summit’s true intention. We get to understand from the events of May 2026 that the arrest of the five cadres was not an isolated police action. It was the logical outcome of a…
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FROM INVESTIGATION TO ACTION: A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD FOR STUDENT ORGANISING IN KENYA
FROM INVESTIGATION TO ACTION:A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD FOR STUDENT ORGANISING IN KENYA By Samuel Jobunga The Student Movement Must Begin With Reality Kenyan students are living through a period in which the promise of education increasingly collides with the realities of economic hardship. The cost of living continues to place pressure on households, while students confront…
